Sunya has been working with us for some time now, but is just now starting to co-anchor the Fox 18 Nine O'clock News. YAY!!! I've been reading every story for months.
But before we could officially welcome Sunya, I had to make sure the rest of the anchor team was cool with her.
Roland said, "Yeah, she's alright". But don't get the wrong idea. That's a ringing endorsement when coming from Roland.
When I asked Pat about Sunya joining us on the desk, he said "Woo Pig Soooeeeyyy!" He just says that from time to time. I'm not sure what it had to do with Sunya in this case, but it didn't sound negative so I assumed it was okay with him.
Seriously, here's what I can tell you about Sunya: She is a great co-worker, and not just because she's quiet. She is also conscientious and generally pleasant. She is a welcome addition, in my opinion, and I can't wait for the Quad Cities to get to know her a little better. Learn more about Sunya Walls in her bio, coming soon to www.kljb.com.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Friday, January 22, 2010
VIKING FUNERAL
Your team had its chances, Viking fan!
Four trips to the Superbowl. Four!!! And you came up empty.
No shame in that. It's something just to make it to four Superbowls. And those were some fantastic teams. But you had your chance.
It's the Saints' turn.
Sure, it would be great to send Brett Favre out a winner. I wouldn't mind seeing that. He's a Mississippi Boy like me. He grew up just two counties away from my home. I almost always root for him. But I was rooting for the Saints before anyone had ever heard of Breet Favre. Besides, even if he did win another Superbowl, there's no guarantee he would go out a winner. There's a good possibility he won't leave the game until injury takes away his ability to play. He had his chance. Two Superbowls. Won one. Congrats.
It's the Saints' turn.
I've been cheering on the Saints since 1979, and the stars have never aligned for my team like they did this year. Sean Payton and Drew Brees spent four years molding the offense. Then we bring in Gregg Williams, Darren Sharper and Jabari Greer to help give the defense some teeth. The Saints, a team not built for outdoor football in January, gets to play inside with the Superbowl on the line, in front of their home fans. If they win, the party will roll from the French Quarter to South Beach, without ceasing, for the two weeks between the NFC Championship Game and the Superbowl.
It's the Saints' turn.
But should the Saints happen to lose, I will root for the Vikings in the big game.
Here's to a great one this Sunday.
Four trips to the Superbowl. Four!!! And you came up empty.
No shame in that. It's something just to make it to four Superbowls. And those were some fantastic teams. But you had your chance.
It's the Saints' turn.
Sure, it would be great to send Brett Favre out a winner. I wouldn't mind seeing that. He's a Mississippi Boy like me. He grew up just two counties away from my home. I almost always root for him. But I was rooting for the Saints before anyone had ever heard of Breet Favre. Besides, even if he did win another Superbowl, there's no guarantee he would go out a winner. There's a good possibility he won't leave the game until injury takes away his ability to play. He had his chance. Two Superbowls. Won one. Congrats.
It's the Saints' turn.
I've been cheering on the Saints since 1979, and the stars have never aligned for my team like they did this year. Sean Payton and Drew Brees spent four years molding the offense. Then we bring in Gregg Williams, Darren Sharper and Jabari Greer to help give the defense some teeth. The Saints, a team not built for outdoor football in January, gets to play inside with the Superbowl on the line, in front of their home fans. If they win, the party will roll from the French Quarter to South Beach, without ceasing, for the two weeks between the NFC Championship Game and the Superbowl.
It's the Saints' turn.
But should the Saints happen to lose, I will root for the Vikings in the big game.
Here's to a great one this Sunday.
Friday, January 8, 2010
OPINIONS
Sports talk radio is starting to drive me crazy.
I've always loved sports and still do. I used to work in TV sports. But I'm slowly starting to despise sports talk radio in particular, and shock journalism in general.
I turned on ESPN radio this morning, and Mel Kiper Jr. was talking. His voice is enough to make you want to turn the channel, no matter the subject. But before I could change it, I heard him call a 20-year-old kid an idiot. He didn't use those words, but he might as well have.
Jevan Sneed was the starting quarterback at the University of Mississippi this past season. Yesterday, he announced he would leave school early and enter the NFL draft, and Kiper was going on and on about how he couldn't understand why Sneed would enter the draft early.. he is at best a 3rd-4th round pick.. could be a first round pick after another year in college... just doesn't understand the thinking.
The thing is, it's not for Mel to understand. Maybe Jevan Sneed isn't a good student and hates college. Maybe he needs a paycheck. Maybe he doesn't like his coaches. Maybe he doesn't want to come back to an Ole Miss team that will likely go 6-6 next season. Or maybe he is tired of living in a sometimes backwards town like Oxford (I'm from Mississippi, so I can say that)
Sports talk radio hosts could have been talking about many things this morning. For instance: How did college coaching salaries get so out of hand? (Coaches in the Southeastern Conference average about three million a year. It's no wonder the SEC owns the BCS) Why a pro athlete would store four guns in his locker? Or maybe they could just talk about the NFL playoffs this weekend. Any number of subjects would be better than a self-proclaimed draft expert second-guessing the decisions of a college kid.
But this seems to be what journalism is becoming. I doesn't matter what you say, just say it loudly. Have an opinion and make it a controverial one, if possible. It's what all the so-called 24-hour news networks do these days. Their most popular prime-time shows consist of people making bold, often controversial statements.. making them loudly and repeatedly.. and then dismissing anyone who might disagree with them. It's not news. It's Howard Stern without the vulgar jokes. It's saying something radical to shock people and get attention.
I'm getting a little off base here. But what I want to say this morning is this: being opinionated is not the same as being knowledgable. It just took me while to get there.
I've always loved sports and still do. I used to work in TV sports. But I'm slowly starting to despise sports talk radio in particular, and shock journalism in general.
I turned on ESPN radio this morning, and Mel Kiper Jr. was talking. His voice is enough to make you want to turn the channel, no matter the subject. But before I could change it, I heard him call a 20-year-old kid an idiot. He didn't use those words, but he might as well have.
Jevan Sneed was the starting quarterback at the University of Mississippi this past season. Yesterday, he announced he would leave school early and enter the NFL draft, and Kiper was going on and on about how he couldn't understand why Sneed would enter the draft early.. he is at best a 3rd-4th round pick.. could be a first round pick after another year in college... just doesn't understand the thinking.
The thing is, it's not for Mel to understand. Maybe Jevan Sneed isn't a good student and hates college. Maybe he needs a paycheck. Maybe he doesn't like his coaches. Maybe he doesn't want to come back to an Ole Miss team that will likely go 6-6 next season. Or maybe he is tired of living in a sometimes backwards town like Oxford (I'm from Mississippi, so I can say that)
Sports talk radio hosts could have been talking about many things this morning. For instance: How did college coaching salaries get so out of hand? (Coaches in the Southeastern Conference average about three million a year. It's no wonder the SEC owns the BCS) Why a pro athlete would store four guns in his locker? Or maybe they could just talk about the NFL playoffs this weekend. Any number of subjects would be better than a self-proclaimed draft expert second-guessing the decisions of a college kid.
But this seems to be what journalism is becoming. I doesn't matter what you say, just say it loudly. Have an opinion and make it a controverial one, if possible. It's what all the so-called 24-hour news networks do these days. Their most popular prime-time shows consist of people making bold, often controversial statements.. making them loudly and repeatedly.. and then dismissing anyone who might disagree with them. It's not news. It's Howard Stern without the vulgar jokes. It's saying something radical to shock people and get attention.
I'm getting a little off base here. But what I want to say this morning is this: being opinionated is not the same as being knowledgable. It just took me while to get there.
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